OSHA Inspection: BAYCARE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.

Issued

Mar 26, 2009

Abate by

Apr 7, 2009

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to a fall hazard when using the Tommy Gate lifts to
unload trucks:
a)Materials Management Division, Morton Plant Mease - Employees unloading
pallets of materials with pallet jacks rode the Tommy Lifts down with the
loads (this practice is prohibited by the operating manual), on or about
January
7, 2009.  The employees had not been trained on the safe use and
maintenance
of the lifts.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct his hazard is to: obtain copies of the operators manuals and train
the
employees on how to use and maintain the lifts in accordance with the
manuals; and, require employees to stand on the ground off to the side
while
operating the lift, as specified in the operators manual.

Issued

Mar 26, 2009

Abate by

Apr 7, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $1,350

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer
did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to a crushing and laceration hazard when using an
improperly
maintained Tommy Gate lift to unload a truck:
a)Materials Management Division, Morton Plant Mease - There was a broken
torsion spring on the Tommy Gate lift that had not been replaced or
repaired
prior to continued use of the lift, on or about January 7, 2009.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct his hazard is to: repair the broken torsion spring; maintain the
lifts in
accordance with the operators manuals; and replace warning and caution
labels
that are not legible (one of the warning and caution labels on the truck
was not
legible).

Issued

Mar 26, 2009

Abate by

Apr 7, 2009

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300